Baby I'm-a Want You

Baby I'm-a Want You
Studio album by
Bread
ReleasedJanuary 1972
Recorded1971
StudioSound Recorders, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Los Angeles
GenreSoft rock
Length34:52
LabelElektra, re-released on Rhino in 1995, and in 2019 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs SACD-Hybrid
ProducerDavid Gates
Bread chronology
Manna
(1971) 		Baby I'm-a Want You
(1972) 		Guitar Man
(1972)
Singles from Baby I'm-a Want You
  1. "Mother Freedom"
    Released: July 1971
  2. "Baby I'm-a Want You"
    Released: October 23, 1971
  3. "Everything I Own"
    Released: January 29, 1972
  4. "Diary"
    Released: April 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone(not rated) [2]

Baby I'm-a Want You is the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own" (No. 5), "Mother Freedom" (No. 37), and "Diary" (No. 15). The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in March 1972.[3] This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player Larry Knechtel.

Record World called "Mother Freedom" a "stylistic shift of gears" for Bread in which they "prove they can rock with the best of them."[4]

  1. ^ Baby I'm-a Want You at AllMusic
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Search". RIAA. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 10, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-22.